97 Attacks and Explosions - 31.1 (2/2)

”NO DON'T DO IT!!”

Knowing that there wasn't enough time to dodge safely, Fan Zhu Xia looked at Fan Shi Hong who was still in her arms before she planted her feet firmly and resolutely threw him towards Fan Yong Rui as she turned to face the incoming sword aura.

Everything happened in mere seconds and as they watched, Fan Zhu Xia let her own aura manifest to form silken threads which quickly knitted themselves to form a small barrier in front of her just as the sword aura reached her.

Unfortunately for her, though her cultivation was already quite impressive for her age to reach the Early Stage of the Heavenly Sky Realm, the one who released the sword aura was obviously of a much higher level and as soon as the sword aura collided with her makeshift barrier, a small explosion sounded as her barrier shattered and the force of the clashing auras, sent her flying through the air.

Wu Jun Qiao who was also fighting saw what happened and quickly attacked his opponent who got momentarily distracted because of the explosion which gave Wu Jun Qiao a chance to end him.

With one swing of his sword, he managed to slice his opponent's head cleanly off, making it sail through the air yet he paid this no attention.

Instead, he quickly dashed towards Fan Zhu Xia's direction and jumped up to catch her.

The attackers seeing the development immediately took advantage of this and attacked fiercely and threw more smoke bombs to confuse them.”

Fan Zhu Xia who was thrown into the air felt her insides roiling that she spat out blood due to the recoil of her barrier being broken forcefully. She knew she got blasted back and she had her eyes closed as she prepared to hit the cold, hard ground when she felt a strong pair of arms catch her instead and gently hugged her body to him.

Dazed and confused by the pain she was feeling, Fan Zhu Xia struggled to open her eyes, while her hands subconsciously tightened her hold on the person who caught her and Wu Jun Qiao who felt her hands tighten, his heart slightly calmed down knowing that she was still alive but seeing that the threat still wasn't eliminated, he clutched her tighter to himself with his free hand while his other used his sword to parry attacks coming their way.

Being so close to him, Fan Zhu Xia whose face was pressed against his chest faintly smelled the familiar scent of sandalwood with hints musk and medicinal herbs.

It was this familiarity that pushed her to open her eyes and as her eyes fluttered open, she saw a very familiar face that belonged to the last person she could've imagined to come and save her.

”L-Lord Owner...”

Hearing the soft, trembling voice call out from his chest, Wu Jun Qiao was distracted and looked down.

”You sure make me worry, Little Xia...”

Before she could open her mouth to respond, an urgent voice shouted near them.

”Jun Qiao, watch out!”

Wu Jun Qiao who received Wu Zhang He's warning in time, nimbly dodged to the left and managed to land a killing blow to the surprise attacker.

Seeing that he was quite skilled, the attackers decided to group up on him to add pressure and despite his skill, Wu Jun Qiao became hard-pressed to defend especially with an injured Fan Zhu Xia in his arms.

The thought of abandoning her never crossed his mind and as the fight went on, he inevitably suffered minor injuries.

Luckily, Fan Li Jie managed to free himself from his current opponent and quickly ran over to help him fight.

Just as they were able to turn over the tides, a couple of the remaining attackers reached into their robes and simultaneously threw something on the ground which resulted in various explosions.

To Wu Jun Qiao and Fan Li Jie's dismay, one of the opponents they were fighting threw one right at them which landed just between where they were standing and knowing that it was going to explode, Wu Jun Qiao let go of his sword and turned his back to shield Fan Zhu Xia as he hugged her tightly to his chest and as soon as it reached the ground, it exploded.

And when that happened, Fan Zhu Xia who was already suffering from numerous internal injuries due to the backslash she experienced earlier also lost consciousness.

The only thing she last remembered was seeing is those amber gold eyes filled with worry before everything went dark.